The Pakistani Voter, Electoral Politics and Voting Behaviour in the PunjabOxford University Press, 1999 - 341 pages A study of voting behaviour in Pakistan. Beginning by outlining Pakistan's electoral history, it then proceeds to analyze voting behaviour in Pakistan's most populous and politicaly powerful province: the Punjab. The book argues that the main underlying determinant of voting behaviour in the Punjab is voter perception of which candidate and party will be the most effective at delivering patronage. |
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... Party or Non - party Winner Party - based PML Non - party N / A 1960 1962 1964 1965 Presidential Referendum National and West Pak . Assem . Local Govt . ( Basic Democrats ) President Indirect ( BDs ) N / A Ayub Khan Indirect ( BDS ) Non - ...
... Party or Non - party Winner Party - based PML Non - party N / A 1960 1962 1964 1965 Presidential Referendum National and West Pak . Assem . Local Govt . ( Basic Democrats ) President Indirect ( BDs ) N / A Ayub Khan Indirect ( BDS ) Non - ...
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... parties contesting in 1970 , and the only one with a strong party organization in both wings of the country . The party received most of its support from sections of West Pakistan's urban middle classes , many of whom had migrated to ...
... parties contesting in 1970 , and the only one with a strong party organization in both wings of the country . The party received most of its support from sections of West Pakistan's urban middle classes , many of whom had migrated to ...
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Andrew Wilder. organizations because party loyalty and party - based voting are much more important in urban areas than in rural areas . The PPP party organization has never been strong , but during the martial law years it was further ...
Andrew Wilder. organizations because party loyalty and party - based voting are much more important in urban areas than in rural areas . The PPP party organization has never been strong , but during the martial law years it was further ...
Contents
Pakistans Electoral History | 15 |
Punjabs Electoral Geography | 34 |
The UrbanRural Divide | 68 |
Copyright | |
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